Bagrati Cathedral

The Bagrati Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of the Dormition, is an 11th-century cathedral located in Kutaisi, Georgia. The cathedral has been the subject of controversy due to its full-scale restoration and subsequent delisting from the World Heritage List. The restoration works on the cathedral began in the 1950s and has been a point of contention, with experts expressing concerns about the impact of the reconstruction on the cathedral's outstanding universal value and authenticity. The controversy surrounding the restoration and delisting of the Bagrati Cathedral has garnered significant attention and has been the subject of academic analysis.

// This is the stage in 1999, and for the comparison I took the liberty to use a newer photo by hourglass. Another photo of the same by Peter Ashton